Bow tie



Jan. 4, 1927; 1,613,524

F. M. MULRONEY BOW TIE Filgd March 25, 1926 I I v gvwentoz f 5 1W Jim/WW Patented Jan. 4%, 1927.

warren stares Middle FRAEK 1V1. MULBONEY, OF FOB/EL DODGE, IOWA.

. BOW TIE.

Application filed March 25, 1926. Serial No. 97,345.

This invention relates to bow ties and particularly to ties designed for negligee wear, though my invention is not limited thereto, but is applicable to all forms of bow ties.

One of the prinicpal objects of my invention is to provide a bow tie which will do away with the difliculty of tying a bow knot in a tie of the bat wing type, and at the same time get away from the artificial appearance of the already tied, hook on, elastic band bow.

Another object of this invention is to provide a bow tie of the character stated which may be very easily tied, in which the bow portion may be made up by folding the several plies of fabric upon each other or by stitching them together but in which no actual knot is formed but only a similitude of a knot.

A further objectis to provide a bow tie in which the neck-band portion is free from elastic, buckles, hooks, snaps, etc, which tend to wrinkle or soil the collar, and which may be used with equal advantage on soft or starched collars, and which always stays at the top of the collar and looks exactly like a hand tied bow.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tie constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the manner in which the tie illustrated in ure 1 is tied; a

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of another form of my improved tie Fig. 4 is a perspective view of still another form of tie;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective vievi showing a modified form of tie;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of a tie slightly modified from that in Figure i; i

Fig. 7 is a viewv showing the tie in use.

In Figure 1 I have illustrated one form of my improved bow tie and it will be seen from this figure that this tie consists of a relatively broad portion 10 and a relatively narrow portion 11. The portion 10 is adapted to be folded on the lines a-a and thus form a similitude of a bow, as shown in Figure 2. The extremity of the neckband portion 11 is provided with a safety pin 12 or any other clip of equivalent character by which this end may be attached to an undershirt or to any other portion of the clothing. Intying this bow, the neck-band portion is placed around the neck and then a knot is made at the junction of the por-. tion 11 with the portion 10. The portion 10 is folded upon the lines aa as before stated, so as to form three plies and the extended end of the portion 11 is brought up over the face of the outermost of the three plies and then brought downward behind the bow so formed between the neck and the shirt band and brought down inside of the shirt and engaged by the safety pinwith the undershirt or any other garment. If this band 11 be broughtdown snugly over the bow the tie will have a complete likeness to the ordinary bow tie; It is obvious that if the portion 10 be made shorter only a P single or double fold, as the case might be, would be presented in the finished tie.

In Figure 3 I show another form of my invention wherein the tie itself consists of the portions 10 and 11 as previously described, with the pin 12. The only difference between the structure shown in Fig ure 3 and that shown in Figure 1 is that in Figure 3 there is shown a band or loop 13 disposed diagonally to the longitudinal axis of the tie and stitched at its extremities to the tie. In this instance the loop 13 serves a double purpose. First, in case a knot is tied the loop 13 locates this knot in the exact position necessary for good result, in relation to the portions 10 and 11. Second, by passing the extremity of 11 down through the loop 13 the necessity of tying a knot is eliminated. The operation of forming a bow is precisely the same as heretofore described. The portion 10 is folded upon the lines aa so as to form a plurality of plies. The band 11 is placed around the neck and then inserted through the loop 13 and then brought up over the front face of the bow and then it is brought downward. The end is then tucked in behind the neckband of the shirt and brought down inside of the shirt and attached to some undergarment.

In Figure 4 I show another form of tie which presents additional advantages. In this construction the bow portion 10 at its middle is contracted in width, as at 14c, by stitching or otherwise and this how portion 10 is folded upon the lines a-c heretofore described. The neck-band 11" is not attached to the extremity of the bow portion but is attached to the bow portion 10 inward of one end thereof as at 15, and preferably at a slight angle. Also attached to the inside face of the bow portion is a loop or band 16 which is the equivalent 0 the loop or band13. Of course, the part 11 has attached to its lower end a clio or safety pin 12 as heretofore stated. Tn forming this tie the bow portion 10 is folded upon the lines aa and the band 11 is passed around the neck. The extremity of the neck-band is then passed downward through the loop 1", upward over the face of the bow, and then down between the neck and shirt-band into the shirt as hereinbefore described. The contracted middle portion 1% of the bow permits the two outside plies of material to be drawn inward by tightening upon the band so that the bow has a butterfly aspect. A tie such as last described has the advantage that it. has more the appearance of a regularly tied bow than the bows heretofore described.

Preferably through not necessarily, the neck-band 11 will be formed with a folded portion 17 for a purpose to be later stated.

In Figure 5 I have illustrated another form in which the three plies of material formed by folding the bow portion 10 upon itself are stitched together by stitching 18 so that there is no necessity of forming the bow portion itself by hand but the bow portion is pre-formed and the back of this how portion 10 is provided with the loop 16 previously described, and in applying the how the neck band 11 is placed around the neck, inserted through the loop 16 carried downward and under the bow 10 and then up over the face of the bow and then downward behind the bow and tucked down inside the shirt and engaged by a safety pin with an undergarment.

In Figure 6 I have illustrated still another form which is precisely the same as the form shown in Figure 4 except that in place of the single loop 16 there are crossed loops 16 This tie is tied in precisely the same manner as the tie shown in Figure 4: but the crossed loops permit the tie to be turned upside down. This is for the reason that ties of this character if continuously worn with one edge up are very liable to droop but by providing two crossed loops 16" the tie may be worn with either edge up and thus this tendency to droop is avoided. Th extremity of any one of the neck-bands illustrated may be provided with stiffening so that it may be more readily passed through the loop '16 or 16 Also any one of these bancs may be formed with the portion 17. This may be let out to lengthen the band because when worn constantly on the same neck that part of the band which goes around the bow is liable to become frayed and worn. In this case when this folded portion 17 is let out the frayed and worn portion of the neckband will be concealed within the collar.

()ne of the particular objects of this invention is that the tie in all its various forms has the same outstanding characteristic, viz, that no size element is necessary to be taken are of. in ties which are already tied or semi-tied, provision for the varying neck sizes is made in one of two ways, either by selling the tie in collar sizes or by incorporating a sliding buckle in the band portion. lVith a tie constructed in accordance with my invention the superfluous length of the neck-band passes down between the neck and the shirt-band and is concealed beneath the shirt. It is obvious that the extremity of the neck band portion 11, will hang down further on a small neck than it will on a larger neck similar to a four-inhand tie, except that it lies underneath the shirt, so that the matter of neck size of the wearer is take care of automatically *ithout the necessity of any complications whatever.

The snubbing action of the free end passing over the bow will hold'the bow in :pos'itie-n in a manner which is particularly effective. "Where a very tight collar is worn it is not even necessary to fasten the free end of the neck-band portion but it may simply hang beneath the shirt. lVhile I have illustrated a safety pin for attaching the extreinity of the band to the undershirt, union suit, inner front shirt facing, or other garment, 1 do not wish to be limited to this as other means might be used for this purpose, for instance, a necktie clasp. Y

The method of tying which is possible with a eravat constructed in accordance with my invention makes itpossible for bow ties to be sold and used with the same disregard of neck sizes as is possible with four-inhand ties, and in selling these ties the neck sizes need not be taken into consideration as the free end of my improved tie or crava-t hangs down in front (but concealed beneath the shirt) a good deal after the fashion of a four-in-hand tie, and it is obvious that in order to fit all average necks it is only necessary to have the free end of the cravat long enough to lit the largest average neck, say 17 inches, plus enough to wrap around the bow and an end long enough to extend beneath the shirt. The end which extends beneath the shirt shouldnot be too short, but long enough to enable a wearer to conveniently attach same to the undergarment.

The object of fitting all necks with any bow tie is obvious. Thus, the dealer never loses a sale by reason of not having the right length of bow tie of the proper pattern and having the free end of the tie of ample length to fit all neck sizes is of great importance from the point of view of the dealer and effects a big saving to him.

I claim p 1. A tie having a relatively broad bow portion adapted to be folded upon itself to provide a plurality of plies, and a relatively long narrow neck-embracing portion extending from one end of the bow portion and,

adapted to be disposed around the neck of the wearer, the inner face of the bow portion having a loop permanently attached thereto and at an angle to the length of the bow portion and through which the neck band may be engaged whereby the neck band may be brought up under the edge of the bow portion and over the outer face thereof and then extended downward on the inside of the shirt.

2. A tie having a relatively broad bow portion adapted to be folded upon itself to provide a plurality of plies, and a relatively long narrow neck-embracing portion extending from one end of the bow portion and adapted to be disposed around the neck of the wearer, the inner face of the bow portion being formed with crossed loops through either of which the band may be disposed and brought up under the edge of the bow portion and over the outer face thereof and then tucked between the collar band and the neck of the wearer, the crossed loops permitting the bow portion to'be inverted.

3. A tie having a relatively broad bow portion formed to be folded so as to provide three plies, the middle ply being constricted at its middle, the tie having a long narrow ncck-en'ibracing portion extending from the bow portion adjacent one end thereof, there being a loop attached to the inner face of the bow portion adjacent the point of attachment of the neck embracing portion, the

neck-embracing portion being adapted to be disposed around the neck of the wearer, extend down through said loop on the inner face of the folded bow portion and then upward over the outer face thereof, and having means at its extremity whereby it may be engaged with the clothing.

4. A tie having a relatively broad bow portion formed to be folded so as to provide three plies, the middle ply being constricted at its middle, the tie having a long narrow neck-embracing portion extending from the bow portion adjacent one end thereof, there being crossed loops disposed adjacent the point of attachment of the neck-embracing portion and the bow portion, the neckembracing portion being adapted to be disposed around the neck of the wearer, extend down through one of said loops and upward over the lower edge of the bow portion and downward on the inside of the neck-band of the shirt and having means at its extremity whereby it may be engaged with an undergarment.

A tie having a relatively broad bow portion adapted to be folded upon itself to provide a plurality of plies, and a relatively long narrow neck-embracing portion extending from one end of the bow portion and adapted to be disposed around the neck of the wearer, the inner face of the bow portion adjacent its point of connection to the neck band having a loop disposed at an angle to the length of the bow portion permanently attached thereto and through which the neck-band may be brought up under the lower edge of the bow portion and upward over the outer face thereof, then extended downward upon the inside of the shirt and engaged with an undergarment.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

FRANK M. MULRONEY.

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